Menantu Pahlawan Negara by Sarjana

Chapter 151

Leslie’s gaze sharpened. He wondered if his mother had told Aurelia about his true identity.

“What else could I be?” he asked coldly.

Aurelia didn’t sense anything odd. After all, Leslie had always been cold and distant.

“Maybe a businessman. You’re just as cunning as one,” Aurelia replied with an awkward laugh. “A cunning businessman, huh?”

Leslie put down his cup and wiped his hands.

Aurelia chuckled but eventually quieted down, realizing that it had been a bad joke. “Sorry.”

“If I’m a cunning businessman, what does that make you? A cunning businessman’s wife?” he asked.

Silence fell over them instantly. They were both rendered speechless as their conversation suddenly shifted to the topic of “wife”.

Aurelia was unsure of how to react to this.

Leslie wiped his mouth and changed the subject. “I’m done eating. It’s settled then. You don’t have to worry about anything. Just be yourself on Friday.”

Aurelia nodded. “Thank you. Sorry for troubling you.”

and stood up. Aurelia followed

they left the restaurant, the sun

raised the umbrella and angled it slightly toward Leslie. However, he was too tall, and she had to stand on tiptoes even though she was wearing high

bumped into the top of the umbrella. He sighed and stopped,

“I’ll hold it.”

looking up at

smile, Leslie’s grip around the umbrella’s

radiate a soft glow. Her lustrous black hair, fair skin, and gentle smile all blended together into a

that he was

composed himself and

looked at their shadows on the ground, she noticed that the umbrella was consistently tilted toward

she was reminded of the three years she had spent

it had rained, Seth would offer to pick her up. But by the time they reached the subway, her

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about getting a few raindrops

I wouldn’t have gotten wet if I hadn’t come to pick you up. I’m doing this because I love you so much. You should

course,” she had

in love for the first time, a person would tend to magnify the

in the heavy rain was an act of love. But she

wafted over as she was

and looked in the direction the smell was coming from, just